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Dutch colonial white houses line a street in the historical city center of Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname.
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Suriname

Suriname is South America's smallest country. A former Dutch colony, its economy relies on its natural resources, including gold and aluminium, though recent oil discoveries have increased its strategic importance.

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Suriname's former President Desi Bouterse speaks during a rally at his NDP party centre, where he asked supporters to calmly wait for the High Court of Justice verdict in his appeals case against the Court Martial, in Paramaribo, on December 16, 2023

Suriname court upholds ex-president's 20-year sentence

Suriname's ex-president, Desi Bouterse, was convicted in 2019 for his role in executing 15 people in December 1982.
Law and JusticeDecember 20, 2023
Surinamese Vice President Ronnie Brunswijk

Football clubs banned after Suriname VP's cameo

Ronnie Brunswijk, 60, picked himself for the team he owns, then was seen seemingly distributing cash to the other side.
SportsSeptember 26, 2021
Desi Bouterse

Suriname leader calls for election recount

President Desi Bouterse, who was seeking a third term, could go to prison if he loses.
PoliticsMay 29, 2020
Suriname President Desi Bouterse

Suriname court convicts president of murder

Suriname President Desi Bouterse has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1982 murder of political opponents.
PoliticsNovember 30, 2019
Suriname fishing boats

Suriname pirate attack leaves 12 missing

More than a dozen fishermen are feared dead following a presumed pirate attack on ships in waters next to the Caribbean.
CrimeMay 4, 2018
Sloth looking over the edge of a red plastic tub

Suriname: Rescuing sloths

Suriname’s virgin rainforest is shrinking by the day, and that’s affecting the country’s wildlife.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 17, 201707:15 min
Sloth at the Green Heritage Fund Suriname

Saving the sleepy sloth

In Suriname, sloths are losing their treetop homes to deforestation. But one animal sanctuary is trying to protect them.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 17, 2017